Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- SupportAssist Enterprise Version 1.1 User's Guide
- Overview
- Getting started with SupportAssist Enterprise
- Setting up SupportAssist Enterprise for the local system
- Setting up SupportAssist Enterprise for remote devices
- Evaluating SupportAssist Enterprise
- Downloading the SupportAssist Enterprise installation package
- Installing, Upgrading, or Migrating to SupportAssist Enterprise
- Minimum requirements for installing and using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise
- Operating system considerations for installing SupportAssist Enterprise
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise by using the SupportAssist Enterprise installer package (Windows)
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise by using the SupportAssist Enterprise installer package (Linux)
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise in silent mode (Linux)
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise by using the OpenManage Essentials installation package
- Upgrading SupportAssist Enterprise
- Migrating to SupportAssist Enterprise
- Using SupportAssist Enterprise without registration
- Registering SupportAssist Enterprise
- Setting up an SELinux enabled system to receive alerts
- Opening the SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Logging in to SupportAssist Enterprise
- Logging out of SupportAssist Enterprise
- Adding devices
- Device types and applicable devices
- Adding a single device
- Adding a server or hypervisor
- Adding an iDRAC
- Adding a chassis
- Adding a Networking device
- Adding a PowerVault MD Series storage array
- Adding an EqualLogic PS Series storage solution
- Adding a Compellent SC Series storage solution
- Adding a Fluid File System (FluidFS) NAS device
- Adding a software
- Adding a solution
- Adding a device by duplication
- Importing multiple devices
- Exporting details of devices that were not imported
- Revalidating a device
- Viewing cases and devices
- Device grouping
- Using Extensions
- Types of extensions
- Support for setting up adapter or Remote Collector
- Getting started with inventorying devices managed by OpenManage Essentials or Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
- Adapters
- Remote Collectors
- Managing device credentials
- Maintaining SupportAssist Enterprise capability
- Enabling or disabling monitoring of a device
- Installing or upgrading OMSA by using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Configuring SNMP settings by using SupportAssist Enterprise
- Viewing and updating the contact information
- Configuring proxy server settings
- Connectivity test
- Testing the case creation capability
- Clearing the System Event Log (SEL)
- Automatic update
- Deleting a device
- Opting in or opting out from ProSupport Plus recommendation report emails
- Configuring email notifications
- Configuring collection settings
- Prerequisites for collecting system information
- Enabling or disabling the automatic collection of system information on case creation
- Enabling or disabling the periodic collection of system information from all devices
- Enabling or disabling the collection of identity information
- Enabling or disabling the collection of software information and the system log
- Enabling or disabling the automatic upload of collections
- Viewing collections
- Using SupportAssist Enterprise to collect and send system information
- Understanding maintenance mode
- SupportAssist Enterprise user groups
- Manually configuring SNMP settings
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server by using the script file (Windows)
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server (Windows)
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server by using the script file (Linux)
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server (Linux)
- Manually configuring the alert destination of iDRAC by using the web interface
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a chassis by using the web interface
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a networking device
- Manually configuring the alert destination of a server
- Other useful information
- Monitoring servers for hardware issues
- Support for automatically installing or upgrading OMSA
- Support for automatically configuring SNMP settings
- Device correlation
- Detection of hardware issues in attached storage devices
- Support for Dell OEM servers
- Installing Net-SNMP (Linux only)
- Configuring sudo access for SupportAssist Enterprise (Linux)
- Ensuring successful communication between the SupportAssist Enterprise application and the SupportAssist server
- Accessing the SupportAssist Enterprise application logs
- Event storm handling
- Accessing the context-sensitive help
- Viewing SupportAssist Enterprise product information
- Uninstalling SupportAssist Enterprise
- Identifying the generation of a Dell PowerEdge server
- Troubleshooting
- Installing SupportAssist Enterprise
- SupportAssist Enterprise registration
- Opening the SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Logging in to SupportAssist Enterprise
- Unable to add device
- Unable to add adapter
- Unable to add Remote Collector
- Disconnected
- Importing multiple devices
- OMSA not installed
- SNMP not configured
- New version of OMSA available
- Unable to configure SNMP
- Unable to verify SNMP configuration
- Unable to install OMSA
- Unable to verify OMSA version
- OMSA not supported
- Unable to reach device
- Unable to gather system information
- Insufficient storage space to gather system information
- Unable to export collection
- Unable to send system information
- Authentication failed
- Clearing System Event Log failed
- Maintenance mode
- Auto update
- Unable to edit device credentials
- Automatic case creation
- Scheduled tasks
- SupportAssist Enterprise services
- Other services
- Security
- SupportAssist Enterprise user interface
- Error code appendix
- Related documents and resources

Table 60. Error code appendix (continued)
Error code Error message Possible resolution
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
adapter.
SA-20180 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because the Microsoft
System Center Operations Manager service is not
running on the remote system.
Ensure that the Microsoft System Center Operations
Manager service is running and then retry the
operation.
SA-20185 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because the Microsoft
System Center Operations Manager adapter is
already installed on the remote system.
Ensure that the Microsoft System Center Operations
Manager adapter is not previously installed on the
remote system and then retry the operation.
SA-20190 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the adapter
adapter_name because a connection could not be
established with the remote system.
Ensure the following and retry the operation :
● Ensure that the credentials are valid.
● Ensure that you have administrator privileges.
SA-20200 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to edit the adapter
adapter_name because the adapter is uninstalled on
the remote system.
Not applicable.
SA-20205 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
adapter adapter_name because of an error during
validation.
Delete the adapter and then try setting up the adapter
again
SA-20210 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to synchronize
devices through the adapter adapter_name.
Select the adapter and then perform a manual device
synchronization
SA-20215 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to delete the
adapter adapter_name because the adapter is not
present on the system.
Not applicable.
SA-30005 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the Remote Collector is already added.
You may have already added the Remote Collector by
using another IP address.
SA-30010 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the provided name name is already in use by another
Remote Collector.
Provide any other name and retry.
SA-30015 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the provided IP address range IP address_range
overlaps with the IP address range of another
Remote Collector.
Provide a mutually exclusive IP address range and
retry.
SA-30020 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
another operation is in progress.
Retry the operation after some time.
SA-30025 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the credentials provided for the remote system are
incorrect.
Provide the correct credentials and retry.
SA-30404 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
the Remote Collector is either not valid or not
reachable.
Verify the details of the Remote Collector and retry.
SA-30405 SupportAssist Enterprise is unable to set up the
Remote Collector Remote Collector_name because
Start IP Address is greater than the End IP Address.
Provide the correct IP address range and retry.
Error code appendix 217